augment

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[increase]]; to make [[large|larger]] or [[supplement]].
2. {{lb|en|intransitive|reflexive}} To [[grow]]; to increase; to become [[greater]].
3. {{lb|en|music}} To [[slow]] the [[tempo]] or [[meter]], e.g. for a dramatic or stately passage.
4. {{lb|en|music}} To increase an [[interval]], especially the largest interval in a [[triad]], by a half [[step]] ([[chromatic]] [[semitone]]).
5. {{lb|en|grammar|transitive}} To add an augment to.

Noun

1. {{lb|en|grammar}} A grammatical prefix
2. An [[increase]].

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